AP monthly photo contest
Each month The Associated Press honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
The winners for the August 2023 AP Photo Contest are Bruna Prado for News Photography Single Image, for a photo of family members paying their last respects to five-year-old Eloah Passos at Cacuia Cemetery two days after she was killed by a stray bullet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Rick Bowmer and Jae C. Hong for News Photography Story, for their combined coverage of the devastating fires in Hawaii.
Altaf Qadri for Feature Photography Single Image, for his photo of Rekha Devi, a 30-year-old farm worker, washing her face next to her temporary shelter on an under construction overpass after her family evacuated the flooded banks of the river Yamuna more than month ago, in New Delhi, India.
Mukhtar Khan for Feature Photography Story, for his series on on Kashmir’s mental healthcare clinics.
Andrew Harnik for Sports Photography Single Image, for his photo of Washington Nationals' Jeter Downs sliding across home plate to score on a double by Washington Nationals' Joey Meneses to take the lead during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Nationals Park in Washington.
Ashley Landis for Sports Photography Story, for her coverage of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Congratulations to all the photographers for their outstanding work. This month’s winning images judged by Manish Swarup are featured below.
News Photography Single Image | Bruna Prado
Family members pay their last respects to five-year-old Eloah Passos at Cacuia Cemetery two days after she was killed by a stray bullet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Passos died on Saturday, Aug. 12, while at home in the Dende favela. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
News Photography Story | Rick Bowmer and Jae C. Hong
Wildfire damage is seen Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Summer Gerlingpicks up her piggy bank found in the rubble of her home following the wildfire Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
A man takes photos of burnt out cars lining the sea wall after the wildfire on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
A partially melted sign stands along the Honoapi'ilani Highway in Lahaina, Hawaii, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Wildfires devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui earlier this month. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A girl rides her bike past a sign that says "Tourist Keep Out," in Lahaina, Hawaii, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Ken Alba, a Lahaina, Hawaii, resident, carries a bag of ice at a food and supply distribution center set up in the parking lot of a shopping mall in Lahaina, Hawaii, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. The blazes incinerated the historic island community of Lahaina and killed more than 100 people. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A group of Lahaina, Hawaii, residents who survived the deadly wildfire that devastated their community gather near a checkpoint in hopes to get access to their homes in Lahaina, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Homes consumed in recent wildfires are seen in Lahaina, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
A missing person flyer for Joseph "Lomsey" Lara is posted on the door of a business in a shopping mall in Lahaina, Hawaii, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Community organizer Tiare Lawrence, second from right, is comforted by Archie Kalepa as they sing a song during a news conference with Lahaina, Hawaii, residents affected by a deadly wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Crosses honoring victims killed in a recent wildfire are posted along the Lahaina Bypass in Lahaina, Hawaii, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. The wildfires devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A family cools off in the ocean in Kihei, Hawaii, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Feature Photography Single Image | Altaf Qadri
Rekha Devi, a 30-year-old farm worker, washes her face next to her temporary shelter on an under construction overpass after her family evacuated the flooded banks of the river Yamuna more than month ago, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Aug., 09, 2023. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Feature Photography Story | Mukhtar Khan
A Kashmiri patient walks out from a mental health hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Aug 2, 2023. Kashmir's mental healthcare clinics depict invisible scars of decades of violent armed insurrections, brutal counterinsurgency, unparalleled militarization, unfulfilled demands for self-determination have fueled depression and drugs in the disputed region, experts say. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
People wait inside the outpatient department (OPD) at a mental health hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Aug 1, 2023. Kashmir's mental healthcare clinics depict invisible scars of decades of violent armed insurrections, brutal counterinsurgency, unparalleled militarization, unfulfilled demands for self-determination have fueled depression and drugs in the disputed region, experts say. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Dr. Alia and other doctors attend to patients inside the outpatient department (OPD) at a mental health hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Aug 1, 2023. Kashmir's mental healthcare clinics depict invisible scars of decades of violent armed insurrections, brutal counterinsurgency, unparalleled militarization, unfulfilled demands for self-determination have fueled depression and drugs in the disputed region, experts say. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
People wait at the registration counter of a mental health hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Aug 1, 2023. Kashmir's mental healthcare clinics depict invisible scars of decades of violent armed insurrections, brutal counterinsurgency, unparalleled militarization, unfulfilled demands for self-determination have fueled depression and drugs in the disputed region, experts say. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
A staff member of a mental health hospital hands medicines to a patient in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Aug 1, 2023. Kashmir's mental healthcare clinics depict invisible scars of decades of violent armed insurrections, brutal counterinsurgency, unparalleled militarization, unfulfilled demands for self-determination have fueled depression and drugs in the disputed region, experts say. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Policemen rescue an elderly Kashmiri woman who tried to kill herself on the banks of the Dal lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 18, 2023. Kashmir's mental healthcare clinics depict invisible scars of decades of violent armed insurrections, brutal counterinsurgency, unparalleled militarization, unfulfilled demands for self-determination have fueled depression and drugs in the disputed region, experts say. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Patients walk at a mental health hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Aug 1, 2023. Kashmir's mental healthcare clinics depict invisible scars of decades of violent armed insurrections, brutal counterinsurgency, unparalleled militarization, unfulfilled demands for self-determination have fueled depression and drugs in the disputed region, experts say. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Patients sit inside a room used as a dining area at a mental health hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Aug 1, 2023. Kashmir's mental healthcare clinics depict invisible scars of decades of violent armed insurrections, brutal counterinsurgency, unparalleled militarization, unfulfilled demands for self-determination have fueled depression and drugs in the disputed region, experts say. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
An elderly Kashmiri woman sit inside a mental health hospital in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Aug 2, 2023. Kashmir's mental healthcare clinics depict invisible scars of decades of violent armed insurrections, brutal counterinsurgency, unparalleled militarization, unfulfilled demands for self-determination have fueled depression and drugs in the disputed region, experts say. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Kashmiri women pray inside the shrine of Sufi saint Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Aug 10, 2023. Kashmir's mental healthcare clinics depict invisible scars of decades of violent armed insurrections, brutal counterinsurgency, unparalleled militarization, unfulfilled demands for self-determination have fueled depression and drugs in the disputed region, experts say. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
An elderly Kashmiri smokes a cigarette on a road as a police car patrols in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir,Sunday, Aug 13, 2023. Kashmir's mental healthcare clinics depict invisible scars of decades of violent armed insurrections, brutal counterinsurgency, unparalleled militarization, unfulfilled demands for self-determination have fueled depression and drugs in the disputed region, experts say. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Kashmiri student Aayat hameed sits on the banks of the Jehlum river in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Aug 18, 2023. After consulting with several doctors, Hameed was recently advised to seek help from a mental health expert for her bouts of unspecified anxiety, random palpitation attacks and occasional but strong suicidal thoughts. A psychiatrist diagnosed her with acute depression. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Sports Photography Single Image | Andrew Harnik
Washington Nationals' Jeter Downs slides across home plate to score on a double by Washington Nationals' Joey Meneses to take the lead during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Nationals Park, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Sports Photography Story | Ashley Landis
Bokai Huang, of China, competes in the Men's pole vault final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Sha'Carri Richardson, of the United States, shouts out as she celebrates with her gold medal for winning the women's 100 meters during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Kendra Harrison, of the United States, 3rd right, competes in a Women's 100-meter hurdles heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Rasheed Broadbell, of Jamaica falls after hitting a hurdle in the Men's 110-meters hurdles heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Runners compete in the women's marathon during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Ryan Crouser, of the United States, claps his hands to encourage the crowd as he prepares to make his last throw in the Men's shot put final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Crouser won the gold medal in the competition. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Yulimar Rojas, of Venezuela, reacts after winning the Women's triple jump final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Sha'Carri Richardson, of the United States is greeted by a member of the US men's team as she celebrates anchoring her team to gold in the Women's 4x100-meters relay final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Athletes compete in the Men's and Women's 35-kilometer race walk during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Nicola Olyslagers, of Australia, reacts in the Women's high jump final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Noah Lyles, of the United States, eyes his gold medal as he celebrates after winning the Men's 100 meters during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Gianmarco Tamberi, of Italy, left, Soufiane El Bakkali, of Morocco, center, and Abraham Kibiwot, of Kenya, celebrate in the steeplechase trap during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Tamberi won the Men's high jump final, El Bakkali won the Men's 3000-meters steeplechase and Kibiwot finished third. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)